The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-17

has gone to seed and new growth has
come up. Potatoes are reported with large
tops and few potatoes. Corn is heavy and
promises well. Wheat and oats are perhaps
not quite an average crop. Apples are the
nearest total failure for many years
Upon the whole, the crops do not seem to
promise an average. 60 An effort has
been made to start a creamery at Corinth,
and DIR. Pierce, in the employ of the Bel
lows Falls company, has visited the town
and lectured several times upon the cream
gathering system, but did not succeed in
convincing all that his system was the best
or that they needed a creamery at all. Mr..
Norton agent for the separators, spoke on
the evening of August 9th, and left the inn
preston that he was in earnest and knew
his business, but with what success time
will tell. - There was a slight frost last
week. - Barnes Brothers factory,
which has been idle for several years. will be
started again this fall. - George G.
Cooke has returned from New York -
ID. G. Bliss attends school at the Hill this
fall. - Clinton Carleton claims damages
of the town for injuries at the Corner bridge
last spring. 60 Dan. Smith and family of
New York and Francis Chapman and fam
lily of Manchester n. H., are visiting old
friends here. - G.. NJ. Dearborn teaches
the fall school at Cookville. 60 Rev. G.
=. Byington of Castleton preached at the
Center and at East Cornth Sunday, the 14th,
and is expected to preach the Dist. -
William Doe and family of New York are
visiting j. NJ. Doe and Mrs. j. A. Tenney, a
brother and sister, for the first time for sew
eral years. Mr.. Doe had been away so
long that they did not recognize him. -
Mrs. Frank w. Thurber's sister, with hus-
band and children, are spending few days
with her. - Wilson Thurston, wife and
daughter visited with her brother during
the past week. - The neghbors and
friends gathered at A. +. Kinney's the even
ing of the 18th to see two buds of the night
blooming cereus open
East Corinth.
REV. GEORGE p. BYINGToN of Castleton
occupied the pulpit at this place last Sun
| day. - East Corinth has another hotel.
- Willie G.. Simpson caught pickerel
at Halls pond that weighed four pounds
and nine ounces. - Mrs. Sidney Page
died last Sunday at four P. NJ, aged thirty
years.
REV. r. d. METcALF will deliver his cele-
brated lecture, entitled "What / Know
about War; or the Experiences of Yankee
Soldier" at the town hall this "wednesday
evening. - Luna L., youngest daughter
of Professor George p. Beard, who has been
spending several days with relatives here,
returned to her home in Randolph Satur-
| day Miss Ellen Houghton accompanied
her. - William Orr of Corinth is visit
| ing friends in town. - Miss Christine
Ellsworth is visiting her grandmother, Mrs
j. b. Goodrich - Farmers are about
finishing haying. There has been an un.
usually large crop cut.
West Topsham.
THERE is still large amount of grass to
be cut in this part of the town. - School
began last Monday, with Mr.. Pratt and Miss
| Williams as teachers. - DIR. o. l.. Wat
son has been quite i'll for few days, but is
| now convalescent.
Tunbridge.
THE hot days and cool nights have gver
many a troublesome summer complaint
Flannels are needed and should be worn
- The fruit-trees will yield gooC
crop this season. - In one of the olde
cemeteries of this town nearly one-half o
the graves are those of people who wer,
past sixty years of age at the time of thei
death, and many were more than seventy
Twelve were more than ninety years old
- A jolly party from this place took
ride to the Gulf Spring House, Williams
town, last Friday. - The worlds fai
schedule of premiums has been printed
- Woman's Christian Temperance
Union meeting this "Wednesday afternoon
- John F. Bennett has built him a pri
vate creamery that is equal to the paten
affairs, and it was not nearly as costly. -
Mr. G. G.. Rowell is very i'll with dysentery
- Julia Colburn has become PARTIAL.
insane. - Mrs. f. O. Giles has returne,
from her Waterbury school - NJ. ID
Rowell has won his suit against school dis
trict No. 10. He was given the amount o
his bill and costs. The whole amount wa
about $50. - Mrs. David Noyes G
Pleasantville, Pa, came here last wee
Wednesday to assist in taking care of he
sister, Mrs. Osborne, who is very low AM
failing fast. Rev. Mr.. Hurds boy
in Concord, n. H.. very seriously i'll. Hi
mother is with him. - Mr.. j. f. Bennett
was taken suddenly i'll with cholera morbu
while at South Royalton last Thursday an
was not able to return home until the mex
day.
Washington.
THE Mite Society meets with Mrs
William Wilson this week. - Rev
and Mrs. j. F. Rhoades, Norman Power,